The game clock was ticking down and UCLA was only up by three over Washington State. But after the ball found its way into senior guard Thea Lemberger’s hands and she drew the foul, a wave of relief washed over the Pauley Pavilion crowd. Read more...
Photo: After struggling in close games at the start of conference play, the Bruins have improved their play late in games. UCLA’s last three wins were decided by seven points or less.
The only sounds audible in Pauley Pavilion were the Bruin player’s footsteps as she stepped up to the line. The ball missed the mark, and the silence was cut by a collective groan coming out of the stands. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Thea Lemberger was fouled multiple times against the Washington State Cougars. She converted 11 out of the 12 ensuing free throws to contribute to the Bruins’ 79-72 win.
From now on, any center playing against UCLA will find herself looking up when she walks out to the jump ball. She’ll be lined up against Corinne Costa, all six feet and four inches of her. Read more...
Photo: With redshirt junior forward/center Corinne Costa back in the starting lineup, UCLA’s interior defense has greatly improved.
In both of UCLA women’s basketball’s games in Northern California, there were clear points where everything just went south. The Bruins began the weekend by facing the Stanford Cardinal on Friday, and the Bruins fought against the label of underdogs by finishing the first half only down a point. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Nirra Fields scored 26 points in UCLA’s loss to Cal Sunday
UCLA’s women’s basketball team won’t need to look too far into its archives to find a formula to beat Stanford. Those answers are buried in its most recent game against Stanford – last year’s Pac-12 championship game that UCLA lost 51-49. Read more...
Photo: Sixth-year senior forward Atonye Nyingifa said a big part of UCLA’s plan against Stanford is limiting the production of Cardinal forward Chiney Ogwumike, who averages 27.1 points per game.
A year ago, Madeline Brooks would have been in warmups on the bench cheering on her teammates. But this season against then-No. 10 Oklahoma, the junior guard found herself walking the almost 80 feet from the defensive baseline to the free throw line with UCLA up two points and 15 seconds left on the game clock. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Madeline Brooks walked onto the women’s basketball team before earning a full scholarship at the end of last season.
UCLA women’s basketball held a .500 record seven separate times this season. Seven times, the Bruins stumbled and lost their next game. But on the eighth try, the team finally managed to get over the hump and now for the first time all season, hold a winning record. Read more...
Photo: Forward Atonye Nyingifa led the Bruin offense, posting a career-high 34 points to go along with 10 rebounds in UCLA’s 88-83 victory over the Oregon Ducks.
